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Archive for October, 2007

Wedding, then Around the World

Friday, October 19th, 2007 Posted in Long-term travel, Travel adventures, Travel gear, Work/Life/Travel Balance | 2 Comments »

I put up a Practical Travel Gear blog post yesterday about some friends that left on a round-the-world trip right after they got married. I did this myself for my second trip around the globe, but before the days when ...

Remaining Dollar Travel Bargains

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007 Posted in Cheap Europe Travel, Cheap Latin America Travel, Travel bargains, Vacation deals | 7 Comments »

I still need to get some other tidbits and pics from the Czech biking trip up here, but meanwhile, here’s a link to a story I was quoted in from last Friday’s USA Today. It was a short piece for ...

Czech Price Check

Friday, October 12th, 2007 Posted in Beers of the World, Cheap Europe Travel, Destination reports, Travel bargains, Vacation deals | 2 Comments »

So how much does it cost these days in the Czech Republic? Well, it's kind of a loaded question as that depends on whether you are talking about Prague or the countryside. Because Prague has gotten so expensive, I took ...

Tiene Cambio?

Thursday, October 11th, 2007 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Travel funnies | 4 Comments »

Ask any backpacker about what drives them crazy about traveling in developing countries and they'll probably talk about either bad toilets or...lack of change. Despite going through the change hoarding routine a hundred times now, I still find it exasperating. ...

Wine and Cycling in the Czech Republic

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007 Posted in Beers of the World, Cheap Europe Travel, Destination reports, Travel adventures | No Comments »

Because of some concerted efforts from groups like the Czech Greenways Travel Club, seeing Moravia from the back of a bicycle is a breeze. Hundreds of kilometers of roads and trails connect cities and villages around the Czech Republic, with ...